1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Campus, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland;2. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 5300 Chiron Way, Emeryville, CA 94608-2916, USA
Abstract:
The design and synthesis of macrocyclic inhibitors of human rhinovirus 3C protease is described. A macrocyclic linkage of the P1 and P3 residues, and the subsequent structure-based optimization of the macrocycle conformation and size led to the identification of a potent biochemical inhibitor 10 with sub-micromolar antiviral activity.